...POTATO'S IN THE PADDY WAGON... by The Main Street Singers
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*from 'A Mighty Wind Original Soundtrack' (2003)*
Chorus 1:
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Come on boys, Potato's in the paddy wagon; gotta get her outta there.
Come on boys, Potato's in the paddy wagon; Mama says it just ain't fair.
Interlude:
GEmD
Verse 1:
DG
One night mama went to fetch us up a sweet potato;
AD
Fell down the cellar stairs.
DG
Stork dropped in while she was on the floor,
AD
So my sister was born down there.
Bridge 1:
AD
Daddy says this'n will be nothin' but a misery;
GDA
Never will be worth a damn.
DG
But mama just loved her little sweet, Potato baby,
AD
With a face like a parboiled yam.
Chorus 2:
Chorus 1:
D
Come on boys, Potato's in the paddy wagon; gotta get her outta there.
Come on boys, Potato's in the paddy wagon; Mama says it just ain't fair.
Interlude:
GEmD
Verse 2:
DG
Potato grew up to be as pretty as a peach,
AD
In her calico and honey yellow curls.
D
Went to he apple cider ball at the arm'ry,
AD
With all the other ripe and ready girls.
Bridge 2:
AD
Sheriff Dan Pike picked Po-tato for the polka,
GDA
But she spurned him with a fiddle de-dee.
D
And be-fore she could turn around,
GAD
And find another partner; Sheriff took her into custo-dy.
Chorus 3:
Chorus 1:
D
Come on boys, Potato's in the paddy wagon; gotta get her outta there.
Come on boys, Potato's in the paddy wagon; Mama says it just ain't fair.
Interlude:
GEmD
Verse 3:
DG
Mama 'n' daddy put together quite a little posse,
AD
Countin' me and Jack and cousin Will.
DG
We all hopped into the old Chevy pick-up,
AD
And we caught 'em at the top of the hill.
Bridge 3:
AD
Daddy took his Remington and shot away the lock,
GA
For to set his little darlin' free.
D (n.C)
But Po-tato said: "Daddy, shut the gol-dern door;
AD
Sheriff wants to marry me!"
Chorus 4:
D
Let's go boys, Potato's in the paddy wagon; guess we better leave her there.
Let's go boys, Potato's in the paddy wagon; Mama says it's more than fair.
Let's go boys, Potato's in the paddy wagon; guess we better leave her there.
Let's go boys, Potato's in the paddy wagon; Mama says it's more than fair.
GAD
Mama says it's more than fair,
GADAD
Mama says it's more...than fair!
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Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)